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Universe During Pandemic
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entry description
I have spent more than 10 months capturing various wavelengths of light from all these mysterious and beautiful images of the universe with a monochrome camera and narrowband and broadband filters, including galaxies and nebulas. Every image takes at least 25 hours to capture, which means multiple nights per image. Most of the images were taken at a dark site located in West Texas. Every night I watched the stars while my equipment is working, it makes me think of how tiny we are as human beings, and how little color and luminosity we can perceive with our eyes. This is one of my most amazing experiences as a photographer to explore the different aspects of the world by photography!about the photographer
New York-based Chris King left five years of business study to pursue a career in photography and filmmaking. He takes a comprehensive approach to his practice that he finds more fulfilling artistically, working in a range of genres that includes landscape, portraiture, and still life, and is experienced in such technical fields as aerial and architectural photography. His photographs have garnered him numerous international awards, with particular recognition given to his astrophotography. King’s most recent body of work, completed for his Master’s in Digital Photography at New York’s prestigious School of Visual Arts, offers a new perspective on photography’s nude tradition through specialized lighting that brings out the body’s contours and movement. This work will be on display in the fall at Manhattan’s SVA Gramercy Gallery.back to gallery